Owner and CEO of At HomeHealth, Inc., Shelby Durham-Jackson has had her business recognised as one of the top 100 privately owned businesses by Philadelphia 100 and will be listed in the October 27 issue of Philadelphia Business Journal.

The honour is presented by Wharton Small Business Development and the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia.

Ms Durham-Jackson is the daughter of the late Coolidge Durham and Julia Durham (nee Furbert) of Crawl Hill, Hamilton Parish.

Founded in 1996, At Home Health, Inc. has grown from two employees to currently over 60 in staff.

At Home Health is a state and Medicare certified agency that provides skilled nursing, physical, speech, and occupational therapy, social work, and home health aide services to seniors in underserved communities throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding counties.

On October 24, Ms Durham-Jackson will be honoured for her achievements at an evening banquet, located at the Sheraton Hotel in Center City, Philadelphia.

Weeks efforts recognised

Sherry Weeks of ERA Weeks & Browning Realty in Montgomery was among the top producers recognised at a prestigious conference in Bermuda.

ERA Franchise Systems Inc., one of the world's largest residential real estate franchisers, honoured its most successful sales associates at its annual "Beyond Excellence" conference in Bermuda.

The conference is by invitation only. To qualify for this year's event, ERA sales associates or selling-brokers must have achieved 40 residential units closed or $100,000 in residential adjusted gross commission in 2005.

eVolution, a Bermuda-based application service provider yesterday announces that it has been appointed to provide a host of IT services to Universal Electric, Bermuda's longest serving electrical contracting company.

In a move to upgrade their ageing IT system, Universal Electric will outsource its entire IT function to eVolution.

In the three-year contract, eVolution will provide 30 end users in the electrical company with a primary platform for e-mail, file and print services, data storage, remote access and disaster recovery services.

Ray Beaulne, general manager at Universal Electric, explains why the company has opted for eVolution: "In order to optimally serve our customers, we need technology that is current and reliable."

"eVolution has given us dependability, security and versatility in our IT functions, offering good value for our dollar and allowing us to direct our capital towards business growth.

"We remained fully operational during Hurricane Florence, evidence that eVolution's business technology solutions really work. With eVolution, we are able to concentrate on our core business knowing that the technology that we rely on is being looked after by professionals."

Rob Salmon, president and CEO of Independent Consulting Solutions, the parent company of eVolution, said: "We are delighted that Universal Electric has chosen eVolution as their Application Service Provider.

"We are working with the company to improve the daily productivity and efficiency of their employees, whether at home, work or on the road by providing secure, remote access to the company's applications, data and files.

"We are confident that we can improve the quality of the company's IT experience while reducing their overheads."

Hawksmere celebrates 20 years

Hawksmere's Annual International Reinsurance Congress is celebrating its 20th anniversary scheduled for October 11-13 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.

The established congress features an impressive list of industry professionals, as delegates and presenters.

The 2006 Congress speakers represent leading reinsurance expertise from leading firms that include Swiss Re, The Allstate Corporation, the Reinsurance Association of America, ICAT, Lloyd's, Fitch Ratings, AM Best, Munich Re and Ariel Re.

Since the last Congress the industry has faced many hurdles. Despite this, it is in remarkable financial health and has shown resilience and the ability to meet its obligations, even in extreme circumstances.

The three day comprehensive conference program is designed specifically to address the most important and relevant challenges facing the reinsurance industry. Presenters are leading experts delivering cutting edge talks.

The 2006 agenda will focus on the regulator's view, the flaws of risk models and what Katrina, Rita and Wilma have taught us about modelling.

The views of the rating agencies will be among the topics and the question of who should pay for major natural catastrophes will be discussed and delegates will learn the future of the reinsurance industry.

This congress is not only an opportunity to gain knowledge from top industry specialists but also an excellent opportunity to network.

Hawksmere has designed the event this year with ample opportunity to meet with friends, colleagues and industry speakers. They have incorporated receptions, networking lunches, relaxed breaks and gala dinners at a luxury hotel.

Hawksmere invites you to come and renew old contacts, develop new ones, participate in lively debate and discussions and be part of the 20th International Reinsurance Congress.

For further information, please visit www.reinsurancecongress.com or call Lisa Potterton on 020 7632 2309/ email: lisa.potterton@hawksmere.co.uk or Emily Yiannakis on 020 7632 2330 or email at yiannakis@hawskmere.co.uk.